Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Arriage and carriage

hist. Indefinite services formerly demandable from tenants, but prohibited by statute in the 18th century.

Carriage

Transport of freight or passengers.

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

Maritime law. A 1936 federal act defining, for goods damaged in transit, the rights and responsibilities of issuers and holders of ocean bills of lading. 46 USCA §§ 1300 et seq. .

miscarriage of justice

A grossly unfair outcome in a judicial proceeding, as when a defendant is convicted despite a lack of evidence on an essential element of the crime. - Also termed failure of justice.